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I never believed the meal prep hype. I used to prefer cooking a larger dinner and taking leftovers for lunch instead. No leftovers? I'll hop to the nearby supermarket and spend โฌ5 on a "healthy" freezer meal.
However, since the new year started I've been bulk prepping at least 10 days' worth of burritos every other Sunday and it's made my work days much easier to plan for, even if my Sundays are slightly busier. I found a recipe that's healthy, tasty, and pretty low-effort in the meal prepping process. I'll probably play around with flavours in the future, but I like the strategy of just tossing chopped vegetables in the oven for 40 minutes and cooking a black bean filling on the stove for 10. It's all about finding the right burrito "blueprint" that lets you play around with ingredients and flavours when you, inevitably, get bored of eating the same lunch every day. But yes, I'm now part of the bulk-prepping burrito brigade.
Feb 24, 2025
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I don't have to buy groceries or cook anything for the next 29 days!!
May 17, 2024
Relevant video linked. Do some prep (chop veggies, cook meat, make pasta/rice/carbs) in one afternoon but actually assemble the meals throughout the week. Also get a bunch of low-sugar sauces at the store. Mix and match based on what you feel like that night.
Or, assuming you can afford it/have the option, just don't cook. Either do frozen, takeout, or get someone in your life to make it for you. Cutting out sugar is hard enough, why make the process any harder than it has to be?
Jan 15, 2025
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instead of eating out or getting premade meals, i started buying ingredients to actually cook which actually has made more filling meals for myself rather than spending unnecessary money for one meal๐ฎโ๐จ
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I'm writing an essay and I've come up with three antidotes to overconsumption.
1. Consume critically. I don't care how many books you read last year - how does your favourite author use literary devices to tell their story? How does your favourite film director create a mood? Figure this out.
2. Create anything. And I really mean anything. Bake a cake, write an essay, knit a scarf. This is probably the best antidote to overconsumption because it preoccupies you, but it also helps develop some respect for what it takes to do the things that you consume.
3. Connect with people. It doesn't need to be that deep. DM your favourite content creator that you like their stuff. Comment on people's PI.FYI recs. If you enjoy consuming another person's content, letting them know is just a nice thing to do (and helps avoid parasocial relationships).
Feb 12, 2025
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Last Monday I took a day off work (paid!) to go to the cinema with my friend and watch three films all in one go - A Complete Unknown, Babygirl and Nosferatu. We went out for coffees and dinner between films, but it was fun to make an outing of it while catching up on the newest films. Try and space out the screenings strategically so you donโt end up spending 12 hours out and about like we did.
Jan 30, 2025
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It's been so liberating...
Apr 12, 2025